Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

highly skilled

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "All right," said he.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

intending or showing kindness

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

the childhood of a boy

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

exhibiting courtesy and politeness

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

a damage or loss

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

having the appearance spoiled

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

encouragement; aiding the development of something

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

freedom from vanity or conceit

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

inflected form of “outgrow” — grow too large or too mature for

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "All right," said he.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

with low volume

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.

marked by wrinkles

From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.